Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The most irritating thing about this is I can't turn the game off cuz they always f****** come back... 010
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Maybe for the rest of the game just decline the breakaways... 001
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I'm all for Kreider playing for the Habs. A few thoughts: -The collision with Price is really not that bad in retrospect. -Price played for another half decade+ -The Habs were never beating LA the '14 SCF. -To see an actual egregious playoff hit against the Habs, rewatch McLaren hitting Zednik. 020
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 01/08/2026UEFA should not just declare loss of confidence in Infantino, they should declare a loss of confidence in FIFA as an entire entity... 000
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Soccer as a sport: at its best, it's the best; at its worst, it's the worst... Like watching paint dry. 010
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Shame on Ronaldo and Ronaldinho for taking part in this farce... Also I hope Jim Henson is rolling in his grave... 000
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Only in the United States would a play their own national anthem before a World Cup Final when they're not even playing in the damn game... 010
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026It's absurd the sheer amount of time they all have to waste indulging their delusional chief of state. The question of who won the 2020 election is now somehow controversial... 000
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 15/07/20261986: The Hand of God 2026: The VAR of God 011
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 12/07/2026VAR literally gets it wrong every time now. This is just comical... that was a penalty (and I'm rooting for Norway) 010
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 11/07/2026It's a sport starved for goals and they seem intent to call back as many as possible with their precious VAR... 000
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 11/07/2026The England player throws himself backwards and makes zero attempts to get up off the ground before the corner's taken. This sport is becoming a joke. 000
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 11/07/2026VAR check. I predict they are gonna call back this Norway goal. Even though it's a blatant dive... 010
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 08/07/2026For Habs fans: something that I learned recently that's pretty interesting is this pretty amazing set of facts about Jeff Gorton. It's part of why I'm so happy the Habs' President of Hockey Operations... 1/4 100
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I'm seeing quite a bit of (I assume American) people posting criticisms of how the clock works in soccer. Including "Clearly the stupidest thing in the entirety of global sports is the running clock of soccer." 1/3 110
Reposted by Jesse NerenbergHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Belgium trolled the US with a savage two-word message after knocking them out of the World Cup: “Overturn this.” 489139412380
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I couldn't watch the game but the Argentina v. Egypt highlights were exceptional. This Argentina squad seems fallible but also unbelievably exciting. The prospect of a rematch with France in the final is tantalizing... 1/2 110
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The beautiful game stays beautiful. Everything that monster touches turns to sh*t. 020
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I'd really like some journalist somewhere to ask a FIFA spokesperson: "Since you decided to overturn the red card awarded based on a VAR replay, are you ready to admit that VAR is not the be all and end all to 'getting the call right'?" 000
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026FIFA is being wildly corrupt overturning the suspension to USA's Folarin Balogun following his red card. But the part I find most absurd: this red card was only awarded AFTER THE REFEREE RE-WATCHED THE PLAY ON THEIR PRECIOUS VAR. Before that, no card had been given. No VAR, no mess. 1/2 100
Reposted by Jesse NerenbergBruce Gorrie @bsrg1.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The World Cup has brought into sharp relief how my love of football has dimmed (Hibs aside) over the last few years. A few reasons but, really, it's VAR. A game of passion and emotion surrendered to apparatchiks poring over lines and graphs, players and fans not knowing whether or when to celebrate 13637
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 04/07/2026That visual of Davies sitting on the sidelines picking at a piece of paper like he's waiting for the bus is... I just don't really know how to feel about that... 000
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"Canada's world cup dream will come to an end in Houston"... It's the 80th minute sir, have you never watched sports before? 100
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 04/07/2026This Coke commercial where they earnestly try to sell us on the idea that the most exciting moment in a game is a VAR check... this should be a commercial for Kool-Aid because sometimes I feel like that's what everyone else is drinking. 020
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026That's a complete screwjob on Senegal. If you need to see it in 4k in slow motion on a VAR screen... it's not a penalty. Belgium got a grade-a scoring chance on the play as well... baffling. 030
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Scintillating entertainment right here. Watching a guy watch a VAR screen... How can we stand the suspense... (He gets the call horrendously wrong btw) 000
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026"The tactical change at the hydration break" noted by the announcer, leading to England tying it up vs Congo is all you need hear to know that not only are these commercial breaks awful cash grabs, they fundamentally change the sport by giving teams time to regroup and change formations. It's awful. 010
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 30/06/2026One of my favourite Facebook memories. Well, maybe favourite isn't the right word. This was what I posted when the Habs acquired Scott Gomez. My friends & I hated it from the moment the news broke. I still hate it 17 years later, but it's nice to know I was right. Habs fans: if you know, you know... 2141
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 30/06/2026"And now's a good time to call a Hydration Break, nobody's complaining," says the announcer, as loud boos reign down from the crowd. 042
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Once again, it was obvious Larin was way offside but the referee and linesman defer to VAR and let the play continue for a scoring chance that will never count and be called back if he scores. This is like when you try to defer your thinking and reasoning to AI. It's so ridiculous and lazy... 011
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I don't want the Habs to make a panic move at this point. But boy is it tough to see almost all the other Atlantic Teams pulling off trades to gain valuable assets... 000
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 22/06/2026It may be worth taking a moment to revisit the Habs at the 2018 NHL draft. If I remember the discourse at the time, people were divided as to who the Habs should pick 3rd overall: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brady Tkachuk, or Filip Zadina. In the end, seems like none of the 3 would have been a good pick... 100
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 22/06/2026It's nice to see Brady Tkachuk go to Florida because it's actually helpful to move towards putting all the horribly unlikeable players on the same team so we can focus our hatred more efficiently in one direction. 020
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Watching Germany v. Côte d'Ivoire and the commentators are openly wondering why the referee is letting play continue and then calling a German goal back for a foul committed moments earlier. 1/2 120
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 19/06/2026This is a brutal display by Qatar, recklessly fouling Canadian players. 010
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026One of the great joys of soccer is that play is CONTINUOUS. These commercial breaks (they claim they're "hydration breaks", but that's a bald-faced lie) are almost as bad as VAR being used for offside. The beautiful game is getting watered down by greed... 130
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I have nothing against Spike Lee (he's a legit fan), but this is absurd...abcnews.comFans call for Spike Lee to get a Knicks NBA championship ring along with the teamSome New York Knicks fans are calling for the legendary director Spike Lee, a longtime Knicks fan, to receive an NBA championship ring along with the team. 110
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 14/06/2026One thing the NHL actually does right is giving the championship trophy directly to the players and letting them celebrate. It really isn't great to watch them hand the trophy over to someone like James Dolan... 120
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Carter Hart is the first goaltender to ever allow 4 goals in each of the first 4 games of the Stanley Cup Final. Last night, he also allowed 4, making him the first to allow 4 goals in each of the first 5 games. He's been historically bad in this series, and that's exactly what Vegas deserves. 120
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Things that are actively bad for (all) sports: ✅ Calling an offside based off of a video replay after a goal has been scored (often by mere millimeters) ✅ Gambling ✅ Gambling Ads ✅ Not holding players accountable for bad behaviour off the field/ice/court 010
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 02/06/2026All the best to those tuning in for the Stanley Cup Finals tonight. I don't think I'll be watching at all this year. The past 2 seasons I enjoyed tuning in to see if McDavid could will his team to a title. But this year... Vegas is possibly the most unrootable team in recent memory. 1/4 100
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 01/06/2026A society in which they claim we can't solve housing insecurity and homelessness but some people can spend more than the cost of a home to watch a basketball game. Welcome to the 21st century... 110
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The statistics seem to back this up. In the last 5 years, over 50% of the conference final series were over in 5 games or fewer. In a time when there is supposed league parity, it's a big knock against Bettman's nonsensical playoff format... 000
Jesse Nerenberg @jessenerenberg.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Okay, everyone unite now in hatred of the Vegas Golden Knights. Go Canes. 000